Since China's main objective is to retain its cushion, it opposes the current purge of reformists by military people who know nothing but war.
The French bank, which has been told by regulators it needs to find €3.3bn (£2.8by) by next June to bolster its financial strength, made clear that its current focus was on amassing capital to cushion it from further losses.
A Wall Street firm may use VAR simulations to estimate how much of a capital cushion it (or a customer) needs to cover fluctuations in its portfolio.
Very proudly, he showed me his ritual: he dusted the custom-made case that housed it, and of which he was so solicitous, with its foam Cup-shaped packing to protect it and cushion it from any ruts along the way.
The report on fiscal stress last spring, by the Federal Funds Information for States, a nonpartisan group that relies on states' own reporting of their finances, found that unlike most states that had pulled themselves out of the recession years, New Jersey was struggling more this year, given its lower-than-expected tax collections and little surplus to cushion it.
That nudges the bank closer to the 8.5 to 9 percent cushion it could eventually need.
"She would build the world around him and cushion it," Peter said.
Pain reminds me to treat the instrument better, to tape it, stretch it and cushion it.
It relies heavily on exports, without the luxury of a large domestic market to cushion it.
To provide a cushion, it has a plan to cut use by 5,200 megawatts.
By providing an income cushion, it would increase workers' bargaining power, potentially driving up wages.
